An installation in three parts:White Lie, Splinter and The Night Sky. White Lie consists of a
bright rectangle of light projected on to the wall from an oblique angle.Standing directly in front of the
projection, a viewer does not cast a shadow.One’s eye cannot adjust for the white light of the
projection and surrounding shadow at the same time.This piece is inspired by the experience of being in
brightly lit clouds, where depth is difficult to gauge.It also comes from thinking about the
absence of a painting and the space it might have occupied.Splinter is part of the Incidentals series
and involves rebuilding the gallery walls in such a way that a shallow shelf,
with tapering depth, spreads across two adjoining walls.The shelf is lined with gold leaf and
lit from above.The result is
horizon line that appears to be flat when seen from certain angles and bent
when seen from others.The Night Sky is a 5’ tall, truncated
polyhedron painted a deep matte blue.It is brightly backlit so that it appears to be either a flat cutout or
a deep void when entering the gallery space.As one walks around the piece, it reveals itself as a
sculptural form.The form is taken
from Melancholia 1, an etching by
Albrecht Durer dated 1514.